Table 1.
Patients' characteristics and patterns of antibiotic prescribing for patients who received antibiotic treatment during the point prevalence surveys May 2008 and May 2009 (Antrim Area Hospital compared with all European hospitals)
| Characteristics | Point prevalence survey-May 2008 Antrim Area Hospital Number of patients (%)* | All hospitals (n= 50) (%) of patients† | Point prevalence survey-May 2009 Antrim Area Hospital Number of patients (%)* | All hospitals (n= 172) (%) of patients† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 342 | 444 (272–744) | 353 | 348 (214–559) |
| Median age (years) (interquartile) | 66 (43–79) | 62 (42–76) | 73 (52–82) | 67 (48–79) |
| Treated patients | 123 (36) | 33 (26–38) | 108 (31) | 29 (24–35) |
| Speciality | ||||
| Medicine | 104 (38) | 31 (24–38) | 77 (37) | 28 (21–33) |
| Surgery | 13 (27) | 32 (26–42) | 15 (26) | 31 (26–39) |
| Intensive care unit | 6 (29) | 50 (41–65) | 6 (27) | 55 (44–71) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 4 (1–13) | 10 (16) | 7 (3–26) |
| Indication | ||||
| Infection | 119 (97) | 76 (60–84) | 99 (92) | 82 (72–89) |
| Prophylaxis | 4 (3) | 24 (15–39) | 9 (8) | 18 (11–28) |
| Indication for prophylaxis | ||||
| Medical | 4 (67) | 28 (19–48) | 9 (100) | 29 (12–50) |
| Indication for infection | ||||
| Community acquired | 87 (73) | 66 (52–76) | 67 (68) | 64 (54–74) |
| Hospital acquired | 32 (27) | 34 (23–47) | 32 (32) | 36 (25–46) |
| Route of administration | ||||
| Oral | 66 (44) | 26 (20–40) | 47 (35) | 33 (15–48) |
| Parenteral | 83 (56) | 74 (59–79) | 87 (65) | 67 (52–85) |
*
Data are expressed as number of patients and percentages.
†
Data are expressed as median of hospitals' percentages and interquartiles.